easy vegetable stew recipe | veg stew recipe | kerala style vegetable stew

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 5 minutes
  • Cook time: 15 minutes
  • Total time: 20 minutes
  • Yield: 3 Servings
  • Category: curry
  • Cuisine: kerala

Ingredients

  • ½ tbsp coconut oil
  • 2 cloves / lavang
  • 1 inch cinnamon / dalchini
  • 2 pods cardamom / elachi
  • ½ onion (sliced)
  • 5 beans (chopped)
  • ½ carrot (chopped)
  • ½ potato (cubed)
  • 3 tbsp peas / matar
  • 10 florets cauliflower / gobi
  • 2 green chilli (slit)
  • 1 inch ginger (julienne)
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 cup coconut milk (thin)
  • few curry leaves
  • ¼ cup coconut milk (thick)

Method

  1. firstly, in a large kadai heat ½ tbsp coconut oil and saute 2 cloves, 1 inch cinnamon and 2 pods cardamom.
  2. further, add ½ onion and saute till they shrink slightly. do not brown the onions.
  3. also add 5 beans, ½ carrot, ½ potato, 3 tbsp peas, 10 florets cauliflower, 2 green chilli and 1 inch ginger.
  4. saute for a minute.
  5. furthermore, add 1 cup water, 1 tsp salt and few curry leaves. mix well.
  6. cover and boil for 5 minutes or till vegetables are half cooked.
  7. now add 2 cup coconut milk (thin consistency) and mix well.
  8. boil for 7 minutes or till vegetables is cooked completely.
  9. turn off the flame and add few curry leaves, ¼ cup thick coconut milk and 1 tsp coconut oil. mix well.
  10. finally, serve kerala style vegetable stew with idiyappam or appam.

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.